12:51 AM,
Jun. 23, 2013

María Fernanda Blanco Pérez poses with a turtle.

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Since the beginning of May, María Fernanda Blanco Pérez has taken more than 2,500 photographs of turtles and other animals at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

As an intern for University of Louisiana at Monroe biology professor John Carr, Blanco studies the nesting habits of soft-shelled turtles in Black Bayou Lake, and her photographs tell the story, he said.

"She is doing a great job - putting in tremendous effort," said Carr. "She is getting some very interesting information." ...